Editing 2022 NXL Lone Star Open

The '''2022 NXL Lone Star Open''' was a [[National Xball League]] (NXL) paintball tournament held from 29 April to 1 May 2022 at Giant Party Sports Paintball & Airsoft Park in Allen, Texas, United States. [[Tampa Bay Damage]] won the professional competition, defeating [[Edmonton Impact]] through a deciding one-on-one between Jacob Edwards and Brandon Cornell.[1][2]

== Dates and venue ==

The official event dates were 29 April–1 May 2022. The venue was Giant Party Sports Paintball & Airsoft Park, 4404 Dillehay Drive, Allen, Texas.[1]

The tournament followed the [[2022 NXL Sunshine State Major]] on the league's United States calendar.[1]

== Competition formats ==

The programme included professional and semi-professional X-Ball, Division 2–5 X-Ball, Division 3–5 five-player competition, Open mechanical seven-player competition, and amateur, novice and female Open three-player competition.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! Published format
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; six-point mercy rule
|-
| Semi-professional and Division 2 X-Ball
| 15-minute matches; five-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3 and Division 4 X-Ball
| 12-minute matches; four-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| 10-minute matches; three-point mercy rule
|-
| Division 3–5 five-player
| Five-minute games
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| 10-minute games
|-
| Amateur, novice and female Open three-player
| Three-minute games
|}

Source: official event information.[1]

=== Professional participation and layout ===

Fifteen teams entered the professional division. The event used a blind field layout, which teams encountered at the tournament rather than receiving in advance.[1][2]

== Professional competition ==

San Diego Dynasty and San Antonio X-Factor were eliminated before the Sunday playoffs. New Orleans Hurricanes reached the playoffs in their second professional NXL event.[2]

In the semi-finals, Edmonton Impact defeated Houston Heat 4–3 in overtime, while Tampa Bay Damage defeated NRG Elite 5–1.[2]

The final finished regulation play tied at 3–3. Sudden-death overtime produced no winning point, and the match proceeded to one-on-one play. Bryan Smith and Zach Yachimec contested the first pairing without scoring. Jacob Edwards then eliminated Brandon Cornell to secure the championship for Damage.[2]

The victory was Damage's first event win since 2013.[2]

== Results ==

The following table records the winner and runner-up in all 13 competitions listed in the official final standings. Team names follow the event record.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
! Competition
! First
! Second
|-
| Professional X-Ball
| Tampa Bay Damage
| Edmonton Impact
|-
| Semi-professional X-Ball
| Blast Camp
| Annapolis A-Team
|-
| Division 2 X-Ball
| KC Missouri Allstars
| Leverage
|-
| Division 3 X-Ball
| Texas Cyclone
| Omaha Jamz
|-
| Division 4 X-Ball
| Houston Zone
| Tropic Thunder
|-
| Division 5 X-Ball
| Storm Riders
| Outlaw Anodizing Red
|-
| Open mechanical seven-player
| MAXT
| Valhalla
|-
| Division 3 five-player
| GREED
| Palm Beach Vipers
|-
| Division 4 five-player
| ARF Storm Riders
| Murder inc
|-
| Division 5 five-player
| Texas Titans Black
| ac kidz
|-
| Female Open three-player
| Valkyries
| Paintball Ladies
|-
| Amateur three-player
| Innocent Bystanders
| Didn't Make It First Round
|-
| Novice three-player
| Midwest Ropers
| Oklafornia Boys
|}

Houston Heat finished third in the professional standings.[3]

== See also ==

* [[National Xball League]]
* [[2022 NXL Sunshine State Major]]
* [[2022 NXL Mid-Atlantic Major]]
* [[Paintball in the United States]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7604/info PBLeagues – NXL Lone Star Open: dates, venue, registration and competition formats, 2022.]
# [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/tampa-bay-damage-wins-behind-the-big-gun-of-jacob-edwards-nxl-lone-star-open-recap National Xball League – Tampa Bay Damage wins behind the 1v1 talent of Jacob Edwards; NXL Lone Star Open Recap, written in partnership with IconicPB by Quinn Nadu, 5 May 2022.]
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7604/rankings PBLeagues – NXL Lone Star Open: final standings, 2022.]

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